(The Sports Xchange) - The New York Knicks announced they had agreed on a deal with forward Carmelo Anthony on Sunday. Terms of the contract were not disclosed but ESPN.com reported that Anthony agreed to a five-year deal for more than $122 million. That is about $7 million less than a maximum contract. "After three months of questions around Carmelo Anthony's return to the New York Knicks we are now happy to know that we have the cornerstone of what we envision as a 'team of...

(Reuters) - Basketball Hall of Famer Michael Jordan says in a new book that he considered himself a racist growing up. In a new book entitled "Michael Jordan: The Life" by author Roland Lazenby, the five-time National Basketball Association most valuable player and current owner of the Charlotte Bobcats, says that as a teenager he was "against all white people. " Excerpts of the book published on Wednesday by the New York Post include Jordan describing how growing up in North...

By Larry Fine NEW YORK (Reuters) - Less than three months into his job as the new commissioner of the National Basketball Association (NBA), Adam Silver has already left an indelible impression on the game. In his first big test since taking over from David Stern, who had served for three decades before stepping down earlier this year, Silver emerged as a strong leader prepared to take a firm stance against racial intolerance. The former lawyer's...

BASKETBALL NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Detroit: Waived G Todd Day. FOOTBALL NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE Detroit: Signed WR Glenn Martinez from practice squad. NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE St. Louis: Recalled D Jeff Woywitka from Peoria (AHL).

By Dan Whitcomb LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Los Angeles Clippers players staged a protest at a playoff game on Sunday against racist comments allegedly made by team owner Donald Sterling, turning their warm-up jerseys inside-out to hide the team name before a loss to the Golden State Warriors. The silent demonstration came as Sterling faced a firestorm of criticism over a 10-minute recording obtained by celebrity news website TMZ in which a man reported to be...

A story in the Sports section of the July 22 Tribune about Micheal Ray Richardson's return to the National Basketball Association was incorrectly illustrated with a photo of Chicago Bears cornerback Mike Richardson. The Tribune regrets the error.

(Reuters) - Hedge fund managers Marc Lasry and Wesley Edens are buying the National Basketball Association's Milwaukee Bucks for $550 million from businessman and former U.S. Senator Herb Kohl, becoming the latest Wall Street financiers to own a sports club. "I believe they are the right people and the right fit at the right time," Kohl said at a news conference in Milwaukee announcing the purchase as Lasry and Edens grinned nearby. The Bucks, valued by Forbes...

March 9 (The Sports Xchange) - Highlights of Sunday's National Basketball Association games. - - - Bulls 95, Heat 88 (Overtime) Chicago dominated the second-chance points 27-6 and started the overtime period with seven of them, leading to a victory over Miami. Joakim Noah had a monster game, finishing with 20 points, 12 rebounds, seven assists and five blocks for the Bulls (35-28), while Jimmy Butler finished with 16 points, 11 rebounds and stripped a...